#BB4043#BB4043

#BB4043 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.158 H 22.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4043
RGB	rgb(187, 64, 67)
HSL	hsl(359, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(359, 66%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.8%, 64.2%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.14, 49.59, 25.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.14, 55.83, 27.35°)
OKLab	oklab(54.62% 0.1462 0.0611)
OKLCH	oklch(54.62% 0.158 22.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.3424, 14.6401, 6.9058)
Luminance	0.1464 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4043 #40BBB8

analogous

#BB4080 #BB4043 #BB7B40

triadic

#BB4043 #43BB40 #4043BB

tetradic

#BB4043 #80BB40 #40BBB8 #7B40BB

square

#BB4043 #80BB40 #40BBB8 #7B40BB

split-complementary

#BB4043 #40BB7B #4080BB

monochromatic

#602122 #8D3033 #BB4043 #CD6C6E #DC999B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.35

#BB4043 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#BB4043 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4043

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4043	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4043	1.00	5.35	3.93	5.35
#FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605A42

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7540

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2342

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4043;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 64, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.158 22.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67b77',
    500: '#bb4043',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4043;
$custom-light: #d67b77;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4043",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.537,
    "s": 49.004,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54617,
    "c": 0.15846,
    "h": 22.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14637
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4043

secondary

#8FC8C7

accent

#D9D54F

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4043

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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